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  Saints’ Win is Good for the Game

  02.11.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  You’d be surprised to learn that I, as a sports journalist, did not get the chance to watch Super Bowl XLIV. Unbelievable, I know. I have, however, had a chance to watch nearly each and every play forty times or more, courtesy of ESPN, complete with narration from a myriad of expert analysts. There are [...]

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  The Superbowl Sad Face

  02.09.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  When Peyton Manning threw the fateful interception to seal the win for the New Orleans Saints, I saw his reaction and felt a little sorry for him. Manning was always known as a quarterback that never chokes under pressure. Manning’s ability to lead his team down the field when the game is on the line [...]

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  Foreverman: Will Brett be Back?

  02.01.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Well, the dream is over.
  Once again, a Brett Favre helmed team has come up just short of the Superbowl. That makes two overtime losses in three years.
  But the question that should be on everyone’s mind is this: Will he take another shot?
  It’s certainly possible. Brett enjoyed one of his better statistical seasons in 2009. He [...]

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  Don’t Play this Game: Space Football

  01.29.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Among all of the horrors unleashed upon the world in the 1990’s, there is one atrocity which is often forgotten. It was an evil just as dastardly as the conflict in Bosnia and just as toxic as the Gulf War oil spill.
  Yes, it was even more evil than “Titanic.”
  Triffix Entertainment, the company responsible for [...]

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  Jets were better off being the Titans

  01.27.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The New York Jets have been around since 1960, excuse me, the New York Titans/Jets have been around since 1960. I personally don’t like the name “Jets” but hey, I’m not in New York, and I’m defiantly not a fan of the team that’s only won one Super Bowl in it’s 50 years of existence. [...]

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  Review: “Stick a Fork in ‘em”

  01.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Fantasy football season is still a long way off, but as I said in an earlier column, It’s never too early to begin preparing for the next draft. Once the playoffs are over, we’ll have a more clear-cut look at the field for next year.
  On that note, I’ve decided to assemble a list of [...]

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  Bo Jackson’s Hit & Run: Best Sports Video Game Ever

  01.16.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Are you ready for my “old man” voice? Good, because here it comes.
  Back in my day, we didn’t have fancy polygonal 3D graphics in our sports games. Our favorite athletes were rendered in sprites, colorful (or not so colorful) two-dimensional images pasted on our standard-definition, bubble-screened TVs. New games for my Super Nintendo cost $60, [...]

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  Redskinettes: First ladies of cheer

  01.12.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  From the Redskinettes to the First Ladies of Football, the Redskins Cheerleaders are the longest running cheerleading team in the NFL. Founded in 1962, and originally named the Redskinettes, the Redskin’s cheerleading squad brought worldwide recognition to the Washington, D.C. area, the Redskins football team, and the NFL.
  Partnered with the largest and most prominent Alumni [...]

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  Heidi: The little Swiss girl who changed NFL broadcasting rules forever

  01.07.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Until 7 p.m. EST on Nov. 17, 1968, Heidi was just a charming Swiss girl, the title character of Johanna Spyri’s 1880s children’s tale. Heidi never played football. At that moment, though, she became as well known to many pro football fans as Joe Namath.
  With 65 seconds remaining in their American Football League game, [...]

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  Heads Are About to Roll: NFL Style

  01.05.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Well at the end of another NFL season, it’s officially become the firing period for Head Coaches…and it didn’t take too long for the first head to roll. Well for the 20 NFL teams that didn’t make the playoffs there is plenty of blame to go around. Usually the biggest change a team [...]

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